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TEri YEARS AGO ..- ..- Carl Cranke blitzed th e Fort H ood Tw o - Da y Endur o , held o n th e ground of th e For t H ood mi litary base in cen tra l Texas. Ma lcolm Sm it h was in co n ten tio n for th e overa ll ho no rs, until a co up le o f fla ts on th e fin al da y deflat ed hi s hopes. Cra n ke, al ong with Jack Pento n and Dane Leimba ch turned in zero points lost for the two -d a y event 10 g ive Pento n Im po rts th e Manufa ctu rer 's Cup. Jaroslav Falta took hi s CJ. to victory in bot h m oto s of th e Au str ian 250 Grand Pri x, foll ow ed by man y-time Worl d Cha m p io n J oel R ob ert. fn th e seco nd -rnoro , Will i Bauer ma naged to slip between th e Fa lra -Robert du el to score third o vera ll fo r th e two moros. Bu lraco 's Jim Pomero y pu t .togeth er a sixt h in th e [irst ro u nd a n d a fifth in th e seco nd fo r a fift h -p lace overall fi n ish - his best performance in Gran d Prix co m petitio n in so me time. . . Du ca ti broke wit h trad ition, i n rroduct in g a 500cc parallel twi n stree t bik e whose ove rhead ca ms haft was dri ven by a cha in ra ther th an by bevel gears. Al so introduced was a do wn sized 350cc versi on o f th e bik e, as well as a 125cc two -stroke en d uro bike. T he three mach in es sha red co m mon prima ry drive a n d gea r bo x co m ponems. T he AFM held th eir six -h o u r pro du ct ion ra ce a tOn ta rio Racewa y in O nt a rio , California, a nd in th e end it was th e dark-horse tea m of Martin Carney a nd Roger H agie th at took th e o vera ll vic tory. T he pai r rode an abso l utely stoc k Ka wasaki Z-I - com pl et e wi th th e sto c k Dunl op F6B a nd K871 ires - to th e finish line a hea d of seco nd p lace Ed Un in i a nd Jeff Steele aboard a tro u ble-free H o nda 750. JUST ASK RANDY GOSS, DOUG CHANDLER AND BUBBA SHOBERT AND SEE WHAT WE MEAN . Racing has become a very serious business. Expensive state-of-the-art equipment, hours of painstaking preparation and the reputation of rider and mechanic are all put on the line . " . There is no room for error. For 1985, three out of four fast qualifiers and two out of four winners at Camel Pro Dirt Track Nationals have been SuperTrapp powered. Power that launched Bubba Shobert of Team Honda to the fastest qualifying time ever recorded at Ascot during the March 30th TT National. Power that put both Bubba Shobert and Doug Chandler in the winners circle. Just two weeks later during the Sacramento Mile , SuperTrapp powered Doug Chandler and Jay Springsteen to first and second fast qualifying times and put Jay in the winners circle. " SUPERTRAPP.IT'S NOT JUST A SPARK ARRESTOR ANYMORE. FREDDIE SPENCER/SUPERTRAPP RACING INV ITES YOU TO JOIN TEAM GOSS /CHANDLER For 1985 you can become a part 0.' the hottest Dirt Track Team to ever challenge the Grand National Championsh ip . A $20.00 membership fee will get you a 1985 TEAM GOSS/CHANDLE.R membership card, Limited Edition Team hat and T-Shirt , Team picture and assorted stickers from Teem sponsors. Sponsors _ FREDDIE SPENCERISUPERTRAPP RACING Man y ride rs were o p tim istic th at 1975 would be th e yea r th at Wido wmak er would fall- tha t a moto rcvcle would clea r th e 1500-foot crest in 'the cla ssic h illcl im b event. Neal Mackel push ed h is 750 T riu m ph to th e 903-foot ma rk to secure seco n d- p lace, a nd St eve Picat ti ult ima tely took to p hono rs wit h a new record o f 984 feet. Th ere's a lwa ys th e next yea r. Rex S tate n go t by Danny La Porte o n the six th lap o f th e first 250cc Pro moto a t th e CM C-sp on sor ed Saddleback Park MX in Irv in e, Californ ia . Sla ten held th e lead 10 take th e win , a nd a t th e ch eckered Bo b Hannah had moved"to seco nd a nd Bob Stem pi loted h is CZ to third place. Slaten claimed vic torv in the second mo to for the overa ll : with Hannah 's thi rd pl ace ea rn ing h im seco n d overa ll. T he AMA's "Grand Na tio na l Cha mp io n sh ip co m m iu ee voted to cancel th e Ca mel Pro Series road race a t Road Atlanta in Braselton , Georgi a , a n even t o rig ina lly sched ule d 10 run o n Jun e I. T he deci sion ca me wh en ra ce p romot er Da ve Sloyer refused 10 g uaran tee the $25,000 p urse need ed for th e even t. Slov er 's fina l purse offer was a full $7000 below th e AMA's acce p ted minimum for su ch an even t. • MEGACYCLE KOSMAN BlENDZALL C & J Frames Hi-Point Carlisle Bell NO Arai M ikuni Esprit K& N Filt ers RK Chain W ork s Performa nce Pro-Fuels Grand Prix Plast ics Pon Work by Ken August ine Buff alo Num ber Plat es To join, send · $20.00 to: TEAM GOSS/CHANDLER Calif. residents add 9600 Pioneer Rd. 6% sales tax. . Oakdale, CA 95361 For phon e-in Visa and MasterCard ca ll (916) 756-5069. C.O.D. orders O.K. 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